As a result of expeditions by Louis Joliet, Jacques Marquette, and Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, France
a. established a series of settlements along the Atlantic coast.
b. established a series of settlements along the Pacific coast.
c. claimed the Louisiana Territory.
d. defeated the Spanish in Mexico.
C
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Compare and contrast the popularity of the revival and reform movements that occurred between 1820 and 1850 with the publicity stunts of P.T. Barnum.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following best represents an attempted solution to the problem of urban poverty?
A) make the poor move to the countryside and work on farms B) force the poor to emigrate to South America C) encourage the poor to join Native American societies D) create settlements for the colonial poor in London
The English and French colonies
A. did not play a role in the Americas until the mid-eighteenth century. B. never showed any serious interest in the Americas. C. were like the Spanish in that they viewed the Americas as a land to exploit rather than a place to settle. D. were supported to a greater degree by private investors than were the Spanish. E. discovered gold and silver mines that rivaled Spanish claims.
Before humans developed language, they
A. communicated exclusively through pictorial representations. B. managed to colonize large parts of the African continent. C. roamed little and tended to remain in a fixed region with a temperate climate. D. were unable to adapt to climatic extremes.